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Keadeen Mountain is not obviously flat-topped either when seen from the N (Church Mtn) or from the contours on the map. Céide can also mean a path, way or a place of assembly, fair site, etc. One of these other meanings may be relevant in this case. As it is a townland name, it may not refer to the mountain originally.
Keadeen Mountain is the 190th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/?PHPSESSID=ble6k4nalfpvodcah4qoasbbd2

Picture from group : Looking across to Keadeen Mt. from Ballineddan Mt.

Picture: Looking across to Keadeen Mt. from Ballineddan Mt.

A worthwhile climb.

Short Summary created by Harry Goodman, 23 Jul 2012

Park at the Dwyer/Mc Allister cottage car park S9663491281A and walk NW along the road for some 350m to a track on the left. Follow this along to S9567491347B where a narrower forestry track leads off left (S) steeply uphill. Some way along this track, at a fork, keep right and follow the track straight ahead and alongside the line of an old moss covered stone ditch (on the right). This leads up to open ground. Turn left and follow the forest edge up to pick up the start of an old raised stone ditch going S steeply uphill. Follow up to it's end S9562590300C. Turn right and go some 500m along more gentle, heather covered ground, to gain the substantial summit cairn and then the high point, marked by a trig pillar some 100m further along. Return by way of ascent, a walk which can be comfortably completed in under 2.5 hours. For a longer circular route go SE along the road from the car park for 2.5k to S985895D. Follow the southern edge of the forest up W over Slievereagh (531m) and then SW for some 300m before swinging W and then NW up the shoulder of Keadeen Mt. From the top descend by the first route described in this summary to complete the circular walk. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/comment/4946/

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Western Views

by csd 14 Jul 2012

Because of Keadeen's somewhat isolated position at the western edge of the Wicklow mountains there are some great views from the top. Here's Balineddan, Slievemaan and Lugnaquilla (in cloud as usual) viewed from Keadeen. We came up the western side from Ballinabarry Gap (S985 895D) handrailing the forest at first and then following the heavily eroded track the rest of the way to the summit. Sadly the track has been badly cut up by scramblers/quad bikes. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/comment/717/

I've climbed Keadeen twice from Ballinabarney Gap, once I've left my car there, it's just the mountain and me, unlike many of the other mountains in the Wicklow area, it's not such a popular mountain to climb. That makes it all the better for the rest of us who know what fantastic views you can get once at the top, and you have it all to yourself! Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/comment/1000/

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Track entrance - No Trespassing

by Voodoonoel 15 May 2016

The track to the left through the gates now has No Trespassing and farm activity signs on it. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/comment/18522/

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csd on Keadeen Mountain, 2003

by csd 19 Oct 2003

The view west from the cairn at the summit. Part of the cairn has been built up into a wall, which provides useful shelter against the wind. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/186/comment/718/